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ECONOMIC BOTAXY OF ALABAMA 



Fig. 0. Trunk df J'iinis Tacda. about 40 inclies in diameter, in old 

 flood-p'ain of Warrior River about two miles south of Tuscaloosa. Mav 

 31, 1913. 



References: — Ashe 3, Betts. Hall & Maxwell 2. Hopkins, 

 Mohr 18, Sterrett 2. 



This species grows in a great variety of soils, including nearly 

 all but the richest and poorest, wettest and driest, and in every 

 region in the state except the Mobile delta, and probably in every 

 county. It is almost the only pine which will grow in places sub- 

 ject to inundation by muddy rivers. A great deal of it now is 

 second growth, and in some of the more fertile regions, such as the 

 Tennessee Valley and black belt, it may be more abundant now 

 than it was originally, having sprung up in many old fields whose 

 soil was impoverished by long cultivation. Its relative abundance 

 in different regions is indicated as follows: 



lA. Abundant in northern Limestone County, where it is cut for 

 lumber. 



IB. Comparativeh" rare, and mostly second growth. 



IC. Rather common. 



